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## Using the Flexible Measurement Strategy (FMS) Wizard

The FMS wizard lets you change a feature's main parameters for the following items:

- QuickFeatures - For more information on QuickFeatures, see "Creating QuickFeatures" in the previous main topic.

- Features created during GD&T selection of embedded GD&T callouts - For more information on GD&T selection, see "Importing CAD GD&T Callouts" under "Working with CAD GD&T Callouts" in the "Editing the CAD Display: Introduction" chapter.

You can activate the FMS wizard in these ways:

- For QuickFeatures, press Shift as usual, then hover over a feature, and double-click on the feature on the CAD model.

- For GD&T selection, you can activate the wizard in these ways:

- Option 1) Double-click on a GD&T callout on the CAD model.

- Option 2) Press Shift and double-click on a GD&T callout on the CAD model.

When the FMS wizard appears, PC-DMIS creates the feature in the Edit window. The current FMS wizard then applies to that feature. As you make changes to the feature with this wizard, PC-DMIS makes the same changes in the Edit window command.

The FMS wizard has these components:

1. Grab bar - The bar on the left is the grab bar. You can reposition the wizard with this bar.

2. [Feature Type] - This icon and the tooltip text represent the feature type (Circle, Cylinder, and so on). During a GD&T selection import, for some features, you can change the feature type. In that case, a drop-down arrow with additional feature choices appears to the right of the icon.

3. Feature - This text shows the feature's name. You can click the text and type a new name.

4. Sensor - This is a view-only icon. It represents the type of sensor PC-DMIS needs to measure the feature. A probe icon means PC-DMIS needs to measure the feature with a contact probe sensor.

5. Strategy - Click to display a Measurement Strategy list. You can use the list to change the selected measurement strategy.

- If you use a touch-trigger probe, the list contains a strategy named Touch Trigger User-Defined. With this strategy, you can click Properties and then click on the CAD model to define where PC-DMIS takes the hits.

- If you want to create a custom strategy, you can use the Measurement Strategy Editor. For more information on the Measurement Strategy Editor, see "Using the Measurement Strategy Editor" in the "Setting Your Preferences" chapter.

6. Options - This icon shows this menu of options:

- Save as Default - This saves your changes as the new default settings for the current feature type. PC-DMIS saves these defaults in the Measurement Strategy Editor.

7. Properties - Click to display the feature's main properties. You can use the values that appear to change those properties. If you want to change other parameters, you can use the Measurement Strategy Editor. If you use the Touch Trigger User-Defined strategy, the Properties shows a Number of Hits display. With this display open, you can click on the CAD model to define where PC-DMIS takes the hits.

8. Cancel - This closes the wizard and removes any features that PC-DMIS created when the wizard first opened for the QuickFeature or GD&T callout.

9. Apply - This confirms the changes you made to the created feature.